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St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL1 5BD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,838 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 63%63% · 2016/172017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM47% · South West 62%2/10 Well below South West
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%3/10 Below
Reading score102 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West
Maths score103 · South West 1043/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 27 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 58% · 26 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 28% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 58% · 26 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 34% · 29 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 37% · 30 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 47% · 30 pupils · South West 62%58%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 27 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 12% · 26 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 6%12%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 27 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 97 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 10510597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 27 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 100 · 30 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · South West 104105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.6%
29 of 32 who put it first2014 · 90.0%2026 · 90.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3229
2nd161
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

0.5 km from Podsmead & Linden · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Inadequate
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2010Good
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026233
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.9%
First language not English53.3%
SEN support31.9%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils23.8%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

111% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.4
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 10.2
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 9.1
  • Other support 6.6

Teachers 14.2 FTE · Whole workforce 29.9 · 45 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,412
Spend per pupil£8,249
Staff spend per pupil£5,640
Reserve per pupil£1,811
  • +£421,924revenue reserve
  • +£37,953in-year balance

Grants £8,238 · self-generated £175 · premises £334 per pupil